Bill H.234 proposes amendments to the State Employees Labor Relations Act, specifically regarding the inclusion of adjunct faculty in collective bargaining units. The bill stipulates that the Labor Relations Board must allow adjunct faculty at the University of Vermont and Vermont State Colleges to be considered for inclusion in a bargaining unit based on the effective date of their employment agreement or the first teaching day of their first class, whichever comes first. This change aims to clarify the eligibility criteria for adjunct faculty in the bargaining process.

Additionally, the bill includes a provision that it will take effect on July 1, 2025. The amendments to Section 941 of Title 3 of the Vermont Statutes Annotated introduce new language that emphasizes the inclusion of adjunct faculty in unit determination, while no deletions from current law are noted. This legislative change seeks to enhance the representation of adjunct faculty in labor relations within the state’s educational institutions.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 3-941